How 2

How 2 is an informative children's programme produced by Meridian Broadcasting, and has been a regular occurrence in recent years in the CiTV (Children's ITV) schedules.

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Presenters past and present include:

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• Fred Dinenage (Meridian newsreader),
• Gareth Jones (children's presenter),
• Carol Vorderman (co-presenter of Channel 4 quiz show Countdown),
• Gail McKenna (children's presenter).

The show began in 1966 as 'How'. The series was popular in the Seventies, with Dinenage then joined by Jack Hargreaves, Jon Miller and Bunty James (later replaced by Marian Davies). It was designed to provide answers to questions beginning with the word "How". Each episode began with the presenters all raising one hand and saying "How" simultaneously. Common topics covered included science, history, maths, and simple puzzles. The series came to an end in 1981, but was revived as How 2 in 1990. How 2 is to come back in 2006 after a year break.

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A similar CITV show to appear a few years later was The Big Bang, presented by Hows Gareth Jones and journalist Violet Berlin (whose former credits include video-games show Bad Influence, also on CITV). The Big Bang had a more scientific slant, focusing on performing fun experiments involving simple physics and chemistry.

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Meridian Broadcasting: Meridian is the ITV station for the South and South East England. It has been broadcasting since 1 January 1993. The main headquarters were situated in Southampton, but have recently moved to Whiteley....

CiTV: This article is about CITV, the Canadian television station. For ITV's children's television brand, see CiTV....

Jack Hargreaves: Jack Hargreaves (born 1911, died 1993) was an author and television presenter in the UK. His interest was with nature and agricultural practices, especially those used in the southern counties. He is best known as the gentle-voiced presenter of the programme Out of Town. He also appeared on the chil...